Post by Rockies GM (Alex) on Sept 17, 2017 22:11:14 GMT -5
FREE AGENCY
FREE AGENCY DETAILS
Free Agency is open almost year round. The main round of free agency will occur every year in the off-season starting on January 2. Free Agency will close at the conclusion of the regular season until the opening of our regular winter Free Agency (Oct-Dec.). Any players released or cut during this time period will not be available to be bid on until the regular winter Free agency begins.
Players in free agency include: unowned players who have had 130 AB or 50 IP, 10 GS, or 20 RA in a season and players who did not receive a team extension, had their team option declined, or were declined arbitration by their teams going into the off-season.
Free Agents can be posted by any member of the league.
BIDDING RULES & CONTRACT POINTS
A player is signed to a team when that team's offer has remained unbeaten for 48 hours. The time is reduced to 24 hours during the regular season to speed up signings so teams can get players on the field.
The minimum starting bid for a free agent is an annual value of at least $0.30. Valid bids must be specified to the nearest $0.10, or they will be invalid. Teams may under no circumstance delete a bid.
In order to 'beat' a standing bid, the new bid must be at least 0.30 contract points higher than the previous bid.
Contract points are determined by the contract length (total years, not including team options) as follows:
- 1 year: Multiply Annual Value by 1.0x
- 2 years: Multiply Annual Value by 1.1x
- 3 years: Multiply Annual Value by 1.2x
- 4 years: Multiply Annual Value by 1.3x
- 5 years: Multiply Annual Value by 1.4x
There is an available calculator to help determine what is the minimum bid increase required depending on contract length in the following link: Free Agency Bidding Calculator. This is also found in the navigation bar item titled 'Bidding Calculator'.
More info on the use of this calculator and the concept behind the idea can be found here: Discussion on Bidding Calculator Use and Function
TEAM OPTIONS
Teams may add a player option to any offer to a free agent, but a team option cannot be the sixth year of an offer. There may only be one option year offered in a contract and this must be specified in the bid.
Team options do not count towards the contract length in order to determine total contract points.
SALARY CAP CONSIDERATIONS
Teams may not go over the salary cap to sign a player. If a bid would put a team over the salary cap, the bid is determined to be void, and the team with the previous high bid has another clock start as soon as the leading bid is discovered to be void.
Teams may not bid more salary than they have on players on the market. For example, a team can't have $20.00 in cap space, and bid $15.00 on one player and $7.00 on another. Bids are tracked chronologically by when they are posted, and will be invalid if the bid reduces your remaining cap space below $0.00.
BIDDING FORMAT
An acceptable bid will include the contract points, length in years, the annual value, and, if applicable, whether there is a team option.
Here is an example of the format for a posted bid:
2 years
$4.0m with an option
Contract Points = 4.4
INTERNATIONAL FREE AGENTS
International free agents will be drafted via the International Draft or signed in a special International Free Agent Bidding that takes place each off-season, depending on their age. For an international, J2, or amateur drafted player to be eligible to be signed/drafted, the contract HAS to be announced as ‘official’. A contract pending physical, pending Visa, etc does not meet the required criteria.
All international free agents that are 23 years of age and older and have five or more years of professional experience in a league recognized by MLB and are signed to an MLB team will become eligible for the Free Agent Pool and be able to be signed through Free Agency.
If a player plays a season in MLB baseball that qualifies as a full regular season (130 AB or 50 IP, 10 GS, or 20 RA), leaves to play internationally and then returns to the MLB, he will be bid on as a normal free agent, due to his previous experience in the MLB.
International Free Agents that are younger than 23 years of age or have not played five or more years in league recognized by MLB and are signed to an MLB team will be eligible for the International Draft (see 5.2 International Draft).
FREE AGENCY DETAILS
Free Agency is open almost year round. The main round of free agency will occur every year in the off-season starting on January 2. Free Agency will close at the conclusion of the regular season until the opening of our regular winter Free Agency (Oct-Dec.). Any players released or cut during this time period will not be available to be bid on until the regular winter Free agency begins.
Players in free agency include: unowned players who have had 130 AB or 50 IP, 10 GS, or 20 RA in a season and players who did not receive a team extension, had their team option declined, or were declined arbitration by their teams going into the off-season.
Free Agents can be posted by any member of the league.
BIDDING RULES & CONTRACT POINTS
A player is signed to a team when that team's offer has remained unbeaten for 48 hours. The time is reduced to 24 hours during the regular season to speed up signings so teams can get players on the field.
The minimum starting bid for a free agent is an annual value of at least $0.30. Valid bids must be specified to the nearest $0.10, or they will be invalid. Teams may under no circumstance delete a bid.
In order to 'beat' a standing bid, the new bid must be at least 0.30 contract points higher than the previous bid.
Contract points are determined by the contract length (total years, not including team options) as follows:
- 1 year: Multiply Annual Value by 1.0x
- 2 years: Multiply Annual Value by 1.1x
- 3 years: Multiply Annual Value by 1.2x
- 4 years: Multiply Annual Value by 1.3x
- 5 years: Multiply Annual Value by 1.4x
There is an available calculator to help determine what is the minimum bid increase required depending on contract length in the following link: Free Agency Bidding Calculator. This is also found in the navigation bar item titled 'Bidding Calculator'.
More info on the use of this calculator and the concept behind the idea can be found here: Discussion on Bidding Calculator Use and Function
TEAM OPTIONS
Teams may add a player option to any offer to a free agent, but a team option cannot be the sixth year of an offer. There may only be one option year offered in a contract and this must be specified in the bid.
Team options do not count towards the contract length in order to determine total contract points.
SALARY CAP CONSIDERATIONS
Teams may not go over the salary cap to sign a player. If a bid would put a team over the salary cap, the bid is determined to be void, and the team with the previous high bid has another clock start as soon as the leading bid is discovered to be void.
Teams may not bid more salary than they have on players on the market. For example, a team can't have $20.00 in cap space, and bid $15.00 on one player and $7.00 on another. Bids are tracked chronologically by when they are posted, and will be invalid if the bid reduces your remaining cap space below $0.00.
BIDDING FORMAT
An acceptable bid will include the contract points, length in years, the annual value, and, if applicable, whether there is a team option.
Here is an example of the format for a posted bid:
2 years
$4.0m with an option
Contract Points = 4.4
INTERNATIONAL FREE AGENTS
International free agents will be drafted via the International Draft or signed in a special International Free Agent Bidding that takes place each off-season, depending on their age. For an international, J2, or amateur drafted player to be eligible to be signed/drafted, the contract HAS to be announced as ‘official’. A contract pending physical, pending Visa, etc does not meet the required criteria.
All international free agents that are 23 years of age and older and have five or more years of professional experience in a league recognized by MLB and are signed to an MLB team will become eligible for the Free Agent Pool and be able to be signed through Free Agency.
If a player plays a season in MLB baseball that qualifies as a full regular season (130 AB or 50 IP, 10 GS, or 20 RA), leaves to play internationally and then returns to the MLB, he will be bid on as a normal free agent, due to his previous experience in the MLB.
International Free Agents that are younger than 23 years of age or have not played five or more years in league recognized by MLB and are signed to an MLB team will be eligible for the International Draft (see 5.2 International Draft).